Daily Devotionals
Unstoppable
November 28, 2017 - 12:00 amThe sun rose above him as he passed Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip. Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was touched near the tendon. — Genesis 32:31–32 The Torah portion … Read more…
I Am Small; God Is Big
November 27, 2017 - 12:00 am“I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps.”—Genesis 32:10 The Torah portion for this week, Vayishlach, which means “and he sent,” is from Genesis 32:4—36:43, and the Haftorah is … Read more…
The Gift of a Broken Heart
November 26, 2017 - 12:00 amYou do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. — Psalm 51:16–17 We all have thoughts and feelings about, well, our thoughts and feelings. … Read more…
Birthing Faith
November 24, 2017 - 12:00 am“Pains as of a woman in childbirth come to him, but he is a child without wisdom; when the time arrives, he doesn’t have the sense to come out of the womb.” — Hosea 13:13 The Torah portion for this week, Vayeitzei, which means “and he left,” is from Genesis 28:10–32:3, and … Read more…
The Power of Tears
November 23, 2017 - 12:00 amLeah had weak eyes, but Rachel had a lovely figure and was beautiful. — Genesis 29:17 The Torah portion for this week, Vayeitzei, which means “and he left,” is from Genesis 28:10–32:3, and the Haftorah is from Hosea 11:7–12:14. In this week’s Torah portion, we meet the final two matriarchs — … Read more…
All We Really Need
November 22, 2017 - 12:00 amThen Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear so that I return safely to my father’s household, then the LORD will be my God and this stone that I have set … Read more…
Humility and Majesty
November 21, 2017 - 12:00 amHe had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. — Genesis 28:12 The Torah portion for this week, Vayeitzei, which means “and he left,” is from Genesis 28:10–32:3, and … Read more…
God-Speed
November 20, 2017 - 12:00 amWhen he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. — Genesis 28:11 The Torah portion for this week, Vayeitzei, which means “and he left,” is from Genesis 28:10–32:3, … Read more…
A Crown of Prayers
November 19, 2017 - 12:00 am“ . . . and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honour me.” — Psalm 50:15 If you’ve ever had to ask for help, you know that it isn’t an easy thing to do. We worry about bothering someone else with our problems. We … Read more…
We Will Serve the Lord
November 17, 2017 - 12:00 am“And you say, ‘What a burden!’ and you sniff at it contemptuously,” says the LORD Almighty. “When you bring injured, lame or diseased animals and offer them as sacrifices, should I accept them from your hands?” says the LORD. — Malachi 1:13 The Torah portion for this week, Toldot, which means “offspring,” is from Genesis … Read more…
